2017 – Page 258

Hacienda Minister Donald Guerrero in a talk with economic editors on Monday, 20 February 2017, had commented on the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund for the Medina government to implement fiscal adjustments in order to maintain the present robust economy. As reported in Diario Libre, Guerrero remarked that the government is contemplating fiscal adjustments …

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The DR1 Daily News will not be updated as usual on Monday, 27 February 2017, a national holiday. Headline news over the weekend and Independence Day will be compiled for the Tuesday, 28 February issue. President Danilo Medina is scheduled to present the Annual Report or state of the nation rendition from Congress at 10am …

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Top-ranked Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella played in the Rio Open taking place 20-26 February 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In his first matches, Estrella defeated 39-year old Rubén Ramírez (ranked 147th) of Spain, 6-3, 6-3 but then lost to 24-year old Arthur de Greef of Belgium (ranked 138th) 6-4, 6-4. He then defeated …

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Major League Baseball is currently holding its winter meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, and a big part of the agenda is the consideration given to major will changes to speeding up the game. For nearly two decades since the last rule change, baseball has continued to be a very time-consuming pastime, and as such there is …

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At Haina Port, Customs Agency (DGA) seized smuggled firearms and ammunition in three freight containers that had arrived from the United States. Agents found two Magnum and Marlin rifles, and accessories and 480 9 millimeter bullets, 50 caliber 12 and other firearm accessories. The munition and guns had been shipped by Martínez Cargo Express Corp. …

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According to information in today’s newspapers, Uber will now provide motoconcho service or motorcycle taxis through their UberMoto platform in Santo Domingo. The advantage of the motoconchos is that they can move passengers rapidly through traffic jams. Uber has already initiated the selection process for the motoconchos that will require a valid driver’s license, a …

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Once again, the fragility of land in the Los Prados residential area of Santo Domingo is making headlines. On Wednesday, 22 February 2017, social media reported the collapse of part of a construction project at Olaf Palme and Orlando Basil in the Los Prados, affecting the parking lot of the Marmol apartment building. The shed …

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Steve Boyer, who has 35 years of experience dealing with the disposal of solid waste and sanitary landfills, recently completed research of some of the main municipal areas in the Dominican Republic, including Greater Santo Domingo, Santiago and much of the East. He told Diario Libre reporters that these garbage sites are ticking time bombs …

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Writer, essayist and journalist Federico Henríquez Gratereaux received the prestigious Annual Literature Award, sponsored by the Fundación Corripio and coordinated by the Ministry of Culture at the main Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater on 21 February 2017. The award comes with RD$1 million in cash prize money. Culture Minister Pedro Vergés gave the …

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A new World Bank report suggests the adoption of a series of government policies designed to strengthen free trade zones in the Dominican Republic as a path toward sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and as an effective means to attract direct foreign investment and generate better-qualified and better-paid jobs. The World Bank has released the …

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